This is a shrew.
But then you knew that right?
Except,
It’s not just a shrew.
It’s special.
Because on December 31st every year, it evolves, just for a moment, into something else.
It becomes…
The New Year Shrew
Sighhhhhh.
Is it not beautiful?
All year round it does normal, everyday shrew stuff, such as:
- Chasing stag beetles around small anthills
- Reciting Wordsworth to foreign dignitaries at Buckingham Palace
- Foraging for seeds, insects, nuts, worms and handbags
- Dancing to Bee Gees songs
BUT, for two days, it is unique and powerful and able to create joy and magic and hope (and occasionally chocolate crispy cakes). And if you are grumpy it will bite you on the bottom.
So don’t be grumpy, be hopeful. There’s a whole New Year ahead of us. If last year was a bit pants, well this year might be ok, or fabulous, or at least a bit less pants than last year. It’s unknown, unexplored, undecided.
Happy New Year from the Beaufoix’s and from the Happy New Year Shrew.
Thank you for being there through what’s been a hell of a year for myself and my family. Thank you so much for reading, thank you so much for commenting and thank you so much for still coming to visit me even though I’ve been more absent than I planned to be this year. I really do appreciate it, and hope to visit more often in 2010. Although in some ways it’s been a year of controversy in the UK blogosphere, there truly is a wicked community out there (in the UK and beyond), and I’m very proud and happy to be part of it.
Chin chin lovely people.
Here’s to 2010.
Bring it on.
Photo Credit adapted in the fabulous Picnik
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December 30th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Chin chin Jo you crazy nutcase!
Happy New Year!
xxxxxx
January 2nd, 2010 at 12:03 pm
And to you to lady. Hope it was fab. x
December 31st, 2009 at 1:52 am
have you been on the sherry again, my love?
December 31st, 2009 at 3:23 am
CHin Chin Jo!!
Frog
x
December 31st, 2009 at 3:55 am
Why did I mis-read that (twice) as the New Year Screw?
December 31st, 2009 at 8:19 am
Happy New Year Boffeys!
December 31st, 2009 at 9:26 am
I had no idea shrews were so cute. You, on the other hand, I knew was cute.
December 31st, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Cheers! umm Chin Chin..sorry I am a westerner..
Happy New Year to you all!!!
December 31st, 2009 at 6:12 pm
from one nutter to another(and proud of it!)
all the best for 2010,please continue to make me laugh. i don’t know what i would do without you.xxx
December 31st, 2009 at 11:23 pm
much love to you in the New Year, Jo. I had such happy thoughts of you this Christmas with the two ornaments you sent last year beaming on my tree. Thank you for your friendship. come on by my place to see my year in review. ♥
January 1st, 2010 at 4:15 am
Happy New Year Jo! xx
January 1st, 2010 at 7:36 am
Happy New Year!
Thanks for your email and your advice Jo, I’m feeling better and more hopeful as each day goes on
Heres to a better and brighter 2010
MissSearles
x
January 1st, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Happy New Year to you, Jo. The blogosphere is a richer place because of you (richer as in a richer experience, not as in more money…).
January 1st, 2010 at 3:25 pm
You’re one crazy chick – I love it! Happy New Year!
January 2nd, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Happy New Year you lovwely lot. I will reply soon. Am at my Mum’s on limited access due to broken houses. Boo. xx